Winner of Best Short Film: At the 2024 IndieX Film Festival, the short film from Colombia, NEA, celebrated its New York Premiere with three screenings at the Tribeca Film Festival. This 22-minute film is a unique blend of Comedy, Drama, and Thriller, a mix of several genres that I found refreshing and creative. By the… Continue reading Tribeca Film Festival Movie Review: NEA Celebrates the New York Premiere at Tribeca
Category: Festivals
Movie Review – I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love World Premieres at Tribeca FF
The short Quiero Estrellarme En Seco Contra El Parabrisas Del Amor (2024) – English title: I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love, is a 14-minute short from Mexico. It is a portrait of an underground rapper in Mexico told through a collective filmmaking approach. It is written and directed by Fernanda Tovar.… Continue reading Movie Review – I Want to Violently Crash into the Windshield of Love World Premieres at Tribeca FF
Movie Review: Cottontail – Award winner at Rome Film Festival, Now in US Theaters and On Demand
Written and directed by Patrick Dickinson, the Winner of Best First Film in Rome has a theatrical release and will be streaming next month. SYNOPSIS: After his wife’s death, Kenzaburo receives an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. His late wife asks him to travel to Lake Windermere in England with their son to scatter… Continue reading Movie Review: Cottontail – Award winner at Rome Film Festival, Now in US Theaters and On Demand
Tribeca FF 2024 Review: Catharsis Short Film has World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Synopsis: A dancer savant with serious anger issues is about to sabotage his life until a strange psychotherapist brings him to face the shadows of his subconscious mind. A directorial debut by Brian Logvinsky, Catharsis is a 17-minute avant-garde, neo-noir film. Weaving surrealism, performance art, and horror, this psychological story is a lifelong passion project… Continue reading Tribeca FF 2024 Review: Catharsis Short Film has World Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
Movie News: Love, Jamie – Now on PBS, Grand Jury Prize Winner at 2023 OUTFEST
SYNOPSIS: LOVE, JAMIE explores the story of artist Jamie Diaz, a trans woman and self-taught artist who has spent nearly 30 years in a men’s prison in Texas. Cast: Jamie Diaz, Gabriel Joffe, Daniel Cooney LOVE, JAMIE is a film about pride, chosen family, and the transcendent power of art. In 2013, Gabriel Joffe was… Continue reading Movie News: Love, Jamie – Now on PBS, Grand Jury Prize Winner at 2023 OUTFEST
Movie News: Sci-Fi Comedy Invaders from Proxima B Now on VOD
Invaders from Proxima B premiered at the 2023 Austin Film Festival, and it was an entertaining film enjoyed by audiences. I liked the family-friendly script when I viewed the film at the festival and am glad that a broader audience could see it. The Sci-Fi Comedy will be available in the United States and Canada,… Continue reading Movie News: Sci-Fi Comedy Invaders from Proxima B Now on VOD
Movie Review: After Austin Film Festival 2023, The Big Bend has Theatrical Release in Austin, TX
Written and directed by Brett Wagner, The Big Bend is a unique mix of reality and fiction. It is based on an incident in which one of his friend’s children (The Big Bend’s film’s producer Aaron Brown) was briefly lost in the national park. It’s an experience that stuck with him, and that’s where the… Continue reading Movie Review: After Austin Film Festival 2023, The Big Bend has Theatrical Release in Austin, TX
Movie News: THE STRIKE
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) is one of five signature programs of The Latino Film Institute (LFI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to creating infrastructure for equity, diversity, and excellence for the Latino community in the entertainment industry. The full lineup for the 23rd LALIFF is available on their website. It is… Continue reading Movie News: THE STRIKE
CLAIFF NEWS: Cine Las Americas International Film Festival 26th Anniversary Hosted Great Films
The Austin-based Cine Las Americas International Film Festival (CLAIFF) was held from May 15 to 19 in Austin, TX. The festival showcased many films and videos from Latin America (North, Central, South America, and the Caribbean) and the Iberian Peninsula, representing over 15 countries throughout Ibero-America. The film festival hosts films and videos made by… Continue reading CLAIFF NEWS: Cine Las Americas International Film Festival 26th Anniversary Hosted Great Films
Movie Review: Property (org. title: Propriedade) Fantastic Fest 2023 Best is Available from Dark Star
Property (original title: Propriedade) won Best Picture at last year’s Fantastic Fest and has since garnered significant attention on the genre festival circuit, including screenings at Sitges, Edinburgh, Berlin, and over 20 other festivals worldwide. Dark Star Pictures will release the home-invasion horror On Digital and On Demand on May 28th. Synopsis: Property is a… Continue reading Movie Review: Property (org. title: Propriedade) Fantastic Fest 2023 Best is Available from Dark Star